Responding to Reviewers

The response letter

After responding to all reviewer comments, Scriptora generates a formatted response letter — a document you submit to the journal alongside your revised paper. The letter lists each reviewer comment followed by your response and the changes made.

Writing responses

Each reviewer comment has a response area that uses a blur-save pattern — your text is saved when you click away from the field. You can:

1. Type your response manually — click in the text area and write
2. Toggle status — use the status toggle to mark as addressed or not addressed

Responses auto-save with an 800ms debounce, so you never lose work.

Generating the response letter

Switch to the Response Letter tab in the review cycle detail, then click Generate Letter. The AI (Claude Sonnet):

1. Reads all your responses to reviewer comments
2. Reads the relevant sections of your paper
3. Formats a complete, professional response letter

The letter follows the standard academic format:

"Thank you for your valuable comments. We have addressed all concerns as described below."

Followed by each reviewer's comments paired with your responses.

Editing the letter

The generated letter appears in an editable text area with auto-save (800ms debounce). Edit freely — your changes are preserved automatically.

Exporting the letter

• Copy — copy the full letter to clipboard for pasting into the journal's submission system
• Download — download as a .txt file

Tracking progress

Each reviewer in the points list shows a progress bar indicating how many of their comments have been addressed. Comments are grouped by reviewer label (Reviewer 1, Reviewer 2, etc.).

AI-powered peer review simulation

Before submission, simulate a peer review to catch issues early. Click the graduation cap icon in the top toolbar (available in editing mode only). The AI reads your entire paper and returns:

• A verdict: accept / reject / major revisions / minor revisions — with a confidence score
• Scores on four dimensions: originality, clarity, methodology, and significance (displayed as a radar chart)
• Section-by-section feedback listing strengths and weaknesses
• A meta-review summarizing the overall assessment
• Questions that real reviewers might ask